Pipe hanging system

Abstract

A pipe hanging system for aligned installation of a pipe from a support system without the use of external measuring devices incudes a hanger assembly having one or more hanger members each having a cradle dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the pipe in a supported relation therein. The hanger members include a plurality of alignment marks disposed on and visible along at least a portion of the hanger member to facilitate positioning the hanger member relative to the support members without the use of external measuring devices. A mounting assembly to mount each hanger member to one of the plurality of support members in an aligned orientation, wherein an aligned orientation is at least partially defined by a portion of the cradle disposed a predetermined distance from a preselected portion of the support member onto which the hanger member is mounted.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A pipe hanging system for aligned installation of a pipe from a plurality of support members of a support system without the use of external measuring devices, said system comprising:
 a hanger assembly including a plurality of hanger members each having a cradle with a cradle seat, each said cradle dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the pipe in a supported relation on said cradle seat therein; 
 each of said plurality of hanger members further comprising a plurality of arms, each of said plurality of arms of each hanger member extending upwardly from opposite sides of said cradle in a substantially parallel and coplanar orientation with one another; 
 each of said plurality of arms of each of said plurality of hanger members comprises a plurality of surfaces, wherein at least one of said plurality of surfaces comprises an inner surface, said inner surfaces of corresponding ones of said plurality of arms of each of said plurality of hanger members at least partially defining a hanger member clearance there between, wherein said hanger member clearance is greater than an outside diameter of the pipe to be received therein between; 
 each of said plurality of hanger members including an alignment assembly comprising a plurality of alignment marks disposed on and visible along at least a portion of at least one of said plurality of arms to facilitate positioning each of said plurality of hanger members relative to a preselected portion the plurality of support members use of external measuring devices; 
 said alignment assembly facilitates positioning a corresponding one of said plurality of hanger members relative to one of the plurality of support members via alignment of at least one of said plurality of alignment marks with the preselected portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of support members; and 
 each of said plurality of hanger members also comprising a mounting assembly having a plurality of mounting apertures disposed through portions of at least one of said plurality of arms of said hanger member and at least one reusable fastener to mount said hanger member to a corresponding. one of the plurality of support members in an aligned orientation, wherein said aligned orientation is at least partially defined by said cradle seat of said hanger member disposed a predetermined distance from the preselected portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of support members onto which said hanger member is mounted. 
 
     
     
       2. The pipe hanging system as recited in  claim 1  wherein said alignment assembly further comprises a plurality of alignment indicators disposed on and visible along at least a portion of at least one of said plurality of arms of each of said plurality of said hanger members, each of said plurality of alignment indicators corresponding to a different one of said plurality of alignment marks. 
     
     
       3. The pipe hanging system as recited in  claim 2  wherein said plurality of alignment indicators comprise one or more of a numeral, an alphabetic character, an alphanumeric character, or a symbol. 
     
     
       4. The pipe hanging system as recited in  claim 1  wherein at least one of said plurality of surfaces comprises a front arm surface, said plurality of alignment marks disposed on and visible along said front surface of at least one of said plurality of arms of each of said plurality of hanger members. 
     
     
       5. The pipe hanging system as recited in  claim 1  wherein said hanger member clearance is at least one-eighth of an inch greater than an outside diameter of the pipe to be received in each of said plurality of hanger members. 
     
     
       6. The pipe hanging system as recited in  claim 1  wherein said hanger member clearance is at least one-quarter of an inch greater than an outside diameter of the pipe to be received in each of said plurality of hanger members. 
     
     
       7. A pipe hanging system for aligned installation of a pipe from a plurality of support members of a support system without the use of external measuring devices, said system comprising:
 a hanger assembly including a plurality of hanger members each having a cradle; 
 each of said plurality of hanger members further comprising a plurality of arms, each of said plurality of arms of each hanger member extending upwardly from opposite sides of said cradle in a substantially parallel and coplanar orientation with one another; 
 each of said plurality of hanger members including an alignment assembly comprising a plurality of alignment marks disposed on and visible along at least a portion of each of said plurality of arms to facilitate positioning each of said plurality of hanger members relative to a preselected portion of the plurality of support members without the use of external measuring devices; 
 said alignment assembly facilitates positioning a corresponding one of said plurality of hanger members relative to at least one of the plurality of support members via alignment of at least one of said plurality of alignment marks with the preselected portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of support members; 
 each of said plurality of hanger members also comprising a mounting assembly having a plurality of mounting apertures through portions of each of said plurality of arms of said hanger member and at least one reusable fastener to mount said hanger member to a corresponding one of the plurality of support members in an aligned orientation, wherein said aligned orientation is at least partially defined by said cradle seat of said hanger member disposed a predetermined distance from the preselected portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of support members onto which said hanger member is mounted; and 
 each of said plurality of hanger members further including a noise reduction assembly comprising a noise reduction member disposed in a covering relation to said cradle of said hanger member, each said noise reduction member comprising a noise reduction cradle dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the pipe in a supported relation therein, wherein each said noise reduction member dampers the sounds associated with fluid flow there through. 
 
     
     
       8. The pipe hanging system as recited in  claim 7  wherein each said noise reduction cradle comprises oppositely disposed inner surfaces at distal ends thereof, said oppositely disposed inner surfaces of each said noise reduction cradle at least partially defining a noise reduction member clearance there between, wherein said noise reduction member clearance is greater than an outside diameter of the pipe to be received therein. 
     
     
       9. The pipe hanging system as recited in  claim 8  wherein said noise reduction member clearance is at least one-eighth of an inch greater than an outside diameter of the pipe to be received in said noise reduction cradle.